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Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California, [13] owing to its status as a notable political center on the West Coast and as a major educational hub, home of California State University, Sacramento and UC Davis.
The history of Sacramento, California, began with its founding by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter, Jr. in 1848 around an embarcadero that his father, John Sutter, Sr. constructed at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers a few years prior.
Sacramento County (/ ˌsækrəˈmɛntoʊ / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. [6] Its county seat is Sacramento, [7] which has been the state capital of California since 1854.
Sacramento is the capital of the U.S. state of California. The governor and legislature of California are in Sacramento. About 520,000 people live in Sacramento. About 2,000,000 live in and around Sacramento.
Sacramento, city, capital of California, U.S., and seat of Sacramento county, in the north-central part of the state. It is situated in the Sacramento Valley along the Sacramento River at its confluence with the American River, about 90 miles northeast of San Francisco and 45 miles north of Stockton.
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American River...
Established as the US State of California’s Capital and ranked as California’s sixth-largest city, Sacramento serves as the cultural and economic hub of the larger Sacramento Metropolitan Area.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sacramento, California, United States. 19th century. 1839 – Sutter's Fort (or “New Helvetia”) established. [1] 1845 – New Helvetia Cemetery established, the first cemetery in the city [2] 1849. Sacramento City founded by John Sutter, Jr. and Sam Brannan. [3] William Stout becomes mayor.
The Government of Sacramento operates as a charter city (as opposed to a general law city) under the Charter of the City of Sacramento. The elected government is composed of the Sacramento City Council with 8 city council districts and the Mayor of Sacramento, which operate under a manager-council government.
Sacramento is the largest city in the metropolitan area, home to approximately 500,000 people, making it the sixth-largest city in California and the 35th largest in the United States. It has been the state capital of California since 1851 and has played an important role in the history of California.